"The world economic crisis has made its impact on the cultural projects in Russia. The XVII edition of Benois de la Danse at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow has been cancelled. However, the Jury will determine the laureates of Benois-2009 by correspondence and their names will be announced. "http://benois.theatre.ru/english

I guess it means they'll post the winners names on the site ... eventually.

"The world economic crisis has made its impact on the cultural projects in Russia. The XVII edition of Benois de la Danse at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow has been cancelled. However, the Jury will determine the laureates of Benois-2009 by correspondence and their names will be announced. "http://benois.theatre.ru/english

I guess it means they'll post the winners names on the site ... eventually.

Cinnamonswirl, sorry but your quote is old - from May 6. It is the quote that also announced the Vicenza gala as the place where the winners would be revealed. Hence my question. So....who danced in Vicenza? Who were the winners?

Thanks, cinnamonswirl. That's quite an impressive line-up for the gala. I don't see any of the listed nominees among the performers so 'Heaven Knows' the results. Maybe the organizers simply gave-up on naming winners? The only connection to the nominations is the excerpt from one of the Best Choreography nominees -- Les Enfants du Paradis by Jose Martinez.

I've always found this Benois de la Danse to be a somewhat wacky award...never quite understanding how certain folks appeared on the list of nominees, e.g., internationally-known dancers are nominated next to people 'on the fringes'...Marcelo Gomes competing against a Shaolin monk or a soloist from Cincinnati Ballet? This year we have Bolshoi and Kirov-Mariinsky ballerinas competing against a dancer from North Carolina Dance Theater for the title of Greatest Ballerina of the World. I mean - I was really rooting for Anita Pacylowski's performance in "Pulling the Strings pdd" to slam-dunk Natalia Osipova's collective performances in Giselle/Sylphide/Corsaire!